50 Fun Facts About Scarlet Witch

What is the Scarlet Witch's real name?

In the comics her full name is Wanda Django Maximoff, honouring the uncle who raised her.

Who created the Scarlet Witch?

Kirby toyed with names like Jinx, Witch Woman and Miss Witch before settling on Scarlet Witch.

In which comic did the Scarlet Witch make her first appearance?

She and Quicksilver debuted in March 1964 as reluctant members of the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants.

Who is the Scarlet Witch's twin brother?

Pietro is 13 minutes older and was long portrayed as obsessively protective of his 'little sister'.

Which villain team did the Scarlet Witch belong to when she debuted?

The twins only helped Magneto reluctantly and often tried to keep his targets from being hurt.

What was the Scarlet Witch's original power when she was introduced?

Her hexes caused bad luck for enemies; she was later expanded into a chaos-magic sorceress.

Which android did the Scarlet Witch marry in the comics?

They wed in Giant-Size Avengers #4 in 1975, at the end of the Celestial Madonna arc.

What are the superhero names of the Scarlet Witch's reincarnated sons?

Billy Kaplan and Tommy Shepherd worked out they were Wanda's reborn twins in Young Avengers.

What nickname was given to the 1965 Avengers line-up led by Captain America?

Swapping almost the entire roster at once was unprecedented for a superhero team in the 1960s.

Which Golden Age couple were once revealed as Wanda and Pietro's parents?

Giant-Size Avengers #1 made the claim in 1974; it was undone five years later.

From whom does Wanda learn witchcraft in the comics?

Writer Steve Englehart introduced the tutelage in 1974, expanding her powers beyond hexes.

Which limited series first retconned Magneto as Wanda and Pietro's father?

Bill Mantlo and Rick Leonardi made the change; AXIS undid it 32 years later.

Which demon absorbed Wanda's twin sons in John Byrne's run?

Byrne retconned the boys as magical constructs unknowingly built from shards of Mephisto's essence.

Which time-travelling villain was revealed to have manipulated Wanda in the 1990s?

Roy and Dann Thomas explained her power surge by naming her a nexus being who shapes timelines.

Which short-lived 1994 team did Wanda lead after Avengers West Coast ended?

The title ran only a couple of years before Marvel's mid-90s relaunches.

Which 2004 storyline saw Wanda turn on her teammates and destroy their mansion?

Brian Michael Bendis wrote it to relaunch the team; Wanda's rampage destroyed Avengers Mansion.

In which 2005 crossover does Wanda warp reality and then depower most mutants?

Her three words, 'No more mutants', triggered M-Day.

Who illustrated the House of M limited series?

Bendis promised the event would shake the world and break the Internet wide open.

A 2015 retcon credited Wanda and Pietro's powers to which geneticist's experiments?

The reveal landed while Marvel Studios and Fox were disputing film rights to the pair.

Who was revealed as Wanda's true mother in the 2015 Scarlet Witch solo series?

Natalya was a previous Scarlet Witch; the Maximoffs who raised the twins were her brother and sister-in-law.

Who wrote the 2015-2017 Scarlet Witch solo series?

He cited Matt Fraction and David Aja's Hawkeye as a model for giving a second-tier Avenger a fresh direction.

What title did Wanda earn on Krakoa after updating the mutant resurrection protocols?

Her change added twenty million mutants, including everyone who died on Genosha, to the queue.

Which elder god claims to have infused Wanda with magic at her birth?

Chthon is also the author of the Darkhold, which corrupts Wanda in the MCU.

On which mountain were the Maximoff twins experimented on as children?

A cow uplifted into humanoid form, Bova, served as their nurse there.

Who plays the Scarlet Witch in the Marvel Cinematic Universe?

Joss Whedon had considered Saoirse Ronan his prototype before Olsen was cast in August 2013.

In which film's mid-credits scene did Wanda first appear in the MCU?

She and Pietro are shown as prisoners of Baron Strucker in 2014.

Which fictional Eastern European country is the MCU Wanda from?

She was born there in 1989; her parents died when a Stark Industries missile hit their apartment.

Which Infinity artefact did Hydra use to awaken Wanda's powers in the MCU?

She and Pietro were the only survivors of Strucker's experiments.

Which Avenger does Wanda fail to subdue with visions in Age of Ultron?

Hawkeye briefly incapacitates her, and later encourages her to rejoin the fight in Sokovia.

In which city does Wanda accidentally kill Wakandan aid workers in Civil War?

The incident helped trigger the Sokovia Accords.

Where is Wanda hiding with her android partner when ambushed in Infinity War?

Proxima Midnight and Corvus Glaive come for the Mind Stone in Vision's forehead.

Which member of the Children of Thanos does Wanda kill in Wakanda?

She then destroys the Mind Stone, only for Thanos to reverse it with the Time Stone.

In which New Jersey town does Wanda create the Hex in WandaVision?

The name nods to Kevin Feige's hometown of Westfield, with the initials swapped to W and V.

Which actress plays the nosy neighbour Agnes, secretly a witch, in WandaVision?

Her neighbour alias Agnes got the spin-off Agatha All Along in 2024.

Who created WandaVision and served as its head writer?

Matt Shakman directed all nine episodes.

How many episodes does WandaVision have?

It premiered with two episodes on January 15, 2021, and opened Phase Four of the MCU.

Which actor plays the fake Pietro, really Ralph Bohner, in WandaVision?

Peters had played Quicksilver in Fox's X-Men films, which made the casting a deliberate tease.

Under what alias does Monica Rambeau appear inside the Hex?

Teyonah Parris plays the grown-up Monica, last seen as a child in Captain Marvel.

How many Primetime Emmy nominations did WandaVision receive?

It won three, all at the Creative Arts ceremony; Bettany and Hahn's losses were considered upsets.

Which dark book corrupts Wanda after WandaVision?

She studies it in a mountain cabin before hearing her sons cry out for help.

Whose multiverse-travelling power does Wanda try to steal in Multiverse of Madness?

Xochitl Gomez plays the teenager Strange must protect.

Who directed Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness?

Raimi replaced Scott Derrickson and brought horror elements, making Wanda the villain.

Which Earth-838 group does Wanda slaughter in Multiverse of Madness?

Its members include Mordo, Peggy Carter, Black Bolt, Maria Rambeau, Reed Richards and Charles Xavier.

What spell lets Wanda possess alternate versions of herself in Multiverse of Madness?

A sorceress named Sara sacrifices herself to break the first attempt.

How does Wanda's MCU story end in Multiverse of Madness?

Seeing Earth-838's Billy and Tommy recoil from her in fear breaks her resolve.

Which 2011 film marked the acting breakthrough of Wanda's MCU actress?

It premiered at Sundance and earned her a BAFTA Rising Star nomination.

Wanda's MCU actress began acting at age four in projects starring which relatives?

She appeared in How the West Was Fun and The Adventures of Mary-Kate & Ashley.

Which 1966 animated series gave the Scarlet Witch her first screen appearance?

Peg Dixon voiced her in the Captain America segment.

Instead of stunt training, Olsen prepared for Age of Ultron by working with whom?

Joss Whedon wanted Wanda's movements inspired by dancers, so she trained with Jennifer White.

Who drew the 1998 redesign that gave Wanda bigger curls and a Romani-influenced costume?

Alan Davis later asked to simplify it because it clashed with his cleaner style.